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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, Metacritic 63/100. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic63/100
262 audience votes
Key crew
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Otto PremingerDirector
- Walter NewmanScreenplay
- Lewis MeltzerScreenplay
Cast
- Frank SinatraFrankie Machine
- Eleanor ParkerZosh Machine
- Kim NovakMolly
- Arnold StangSparrow
- Darren McGavinLouie
- Robert StraussSchwiefka
- John ConteDrunky
- Doro MerandeVi
- George E. StoneSam Markette
- George MathewsWilliams
- Leonid KinskeyDominiwski
- Emile MeyerDetective Bednar
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Themes
prisondrug dealerunderground worldjazzpokersense of guiltgamblinginsanityjunkieex-loversuspicion of murderrehabilitation